Italian

Adjective

brevi

1. plural of breve

Verb

brevi

1. second-person singular present indicative of breviare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of breviare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of breviare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of breviare
5. third-person singular imperative of breviare

Anagrams

• bervi
• verbi

Latin

Etymology

From ablative of brevis ‎(“short, small”)

Adverb

brevī ‎(not comparable)

1. soon, shortly
2. briefly, with few words

Synonyms

• (briefly): breviter

Related terms

• brevis
• brevitās

References

• brevi in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “brevi”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to make a short survey of a thing: in brevi conspectu ponere aliquid
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectar
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut brevi comprehendam
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut brevi praecīdam
    
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)